Between amnesia and the «war of memories»: politics of memory in the museum narratives of Ukraine
Between amnesia and the «war of memories»: politics of memory in the museum narratives of Ukraine
Author(s): Polina Verbytska, Kuzmyn RomanSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Political history, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of the Holocaust, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: historical memory; politics of memory; museum narrative;
Summary/Abstract: This paper seeks to lay out certain critical reflections on social transformations, changes in memory politics and its representation in the Ukrainian museum narratives over the years of independence. In particular, it focuses on the challenges involved in constructing various forms of historical memory, it determines the ways of its representation in current museum narrative practices, illustrates memory politics controversy over the historical issues of the Holodomor of 1932 – 1933, World War II and the Holocaust and reveals the place they occupy in historical memory and museum narratives of different regions of Ukraine. Correlations between historical memory, identity and museum narratives of different regions of Ukraine are highlighted.
Journal: Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo
- Issue Year: 7/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 23-34
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
